List of compilers, IDEs and build systems for C++

This is a useful list of compilers, build systems and IDE’s for C++

Compiler

List of C or C++ compilers

• 8cc – A Small C Compiler.
• c – Compile and execute C “scripts” in one go! [MIT]
• Clang – A C compiler for LLVM. Supports C++11/14/1z C11. Developed by LLVM Team. [NCSA]
• GCC – GNU Compiler Collection. Supports C++11/14/1z C11 and OpenMP. [GNU GPL3]
• PCC – A very old C compiler. Supports C99.
• Intel C++ Compiler – Developed by Intel.
• LLVM – Collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies.
• Microsoft Visual C++ – MSVC, developed by Microsoft.
• Open WatCom – Watcom C, C++, and Fortran cross compilers and tools. [Sybase Open Watcom Public License]
• Oracle Solaris Studio – C, C++ and Fortran compiler for SPARC and x86. Supports C++11. Available on Linux and Solaris. [OTN Developer License]
• TCC – Tiny C Compiler. [LGPL]

Online Compiler

List of online C or C++ compilers

• codepad – An online compiler/interpreter, and a simple collaboration tool.
• coliru – Online compiler/shell with support for various C++ compilers.
• Compiler Explorer – An interactive compiler with assembly output available.
• CompileOnline – Compile and Execute C++ online on Linux.
• Ideone – An online compiler and debugging tool which allows you to compile source code and execute it online in more than 60 programming languages.
• repl.it – A powerful yet simple tools and platforms for educators, learners, and developers.
• Rextester – Online compiler which provides several compilers(Clang, GCC, MSVC) and several editors.
• Rise4Fun – Online Visual C++ compiler.
• Try It Online – TIO is a family of online interpreters for an evergrowing list of practical and recreational programming languages.
• Wandbox – An online Clang/GCC compiler with Boost available.

Debugger

List of C or C++ debuggers

• Comparison of debuggers – A list of Debuggers from Wikipedia.
• GDB – GNU Debugger.
• LLDB – The LLDB Debugger.
• Metashell – An interactive template metaprogramming shell which includes the MDB metadebugger.
• Valgrind – A tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.
• x64dbg – An open-source x64/x32 debugger for windows.

Integrated Development Environment

List of C or C++ nominal IDEs.

• Anjuta DevStudio – The GNOME IDE. [GPL3]
• AppCode – an IDE for Objective-C, C, C++, and JavaScript development built on JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA platform.
• Cevelop – Cross-platform C and C++ IDE based on Eclipse CDT with additional plug-ins.
• CLion – Cross-platform C and C++ IDE from JetBrains.
• Code::Blocks – A free C, C++ and Fortran IDE.
• CodeLite – Another cross-plaform, free C and C++ IDE. [GPL2 with an exception for plugins]
• color_coded – A vim plugin for libclang-based highlighting. [MIT]
• Dev-C++ – A portable C/C++/C++11 IDE.
• Eclipse CDT – A fully functional C and C++ IDE based on the Eclipse platform.
• Geany – Small, fast, cross-platform IDE. [GPL]
• IBM VisualAge – A family of computer integrated development environments from IBM.
• Irony-mode – A C/C++ minor mode for Emacs powered by libclang.
• juCi++ – Cross-platform, lightweight C++ IDE with libclang integration. [MIT]
• KDevelop – A free, open source IDE.
• Microsoft Visual Studio – An IDE from Microsoft.
• NetBeans – An IDE for developing primarily with Java, but also with other languages, in particular PHP, C/C++, and HTML5.
• Qt Creator ⚡️ – A cross-platform C++, JavaScript and QML IDE which is part of the SDK for Qt.
• rtags – A c/c++ client/server indexer with for integration with emacs based on clang.
• Xcode – Developed by Apple.
• YouCompleteMe – YouCompleteMe is a fast, as-you-type, fuzzy-search code completion engine for Vim.
• cquery – A C++ code completion engine for vscode, emacs, vim, etc.

Build Systems

• Bazel – A multi-language, fast and scalable build system from Google. [Apache]
• Bear – A tool to generate compilation database for clang tooling. [GPLv3]
• Buck – A fast build system that encourages the creation of small, reusable modules over a variety of platforms and languages including C++ developed and used at Facebook. Written in Java. [Apache]
• clib – Package manager for the C programming language. [MIT]
• CMake – Cross-platform free and open-source software for managing the build process of software using a compiler-independent method. [BSD]
• C++ Archive Network – Cross-platform C++ Dependency Manager with a lot of packages available.
• Cget – Cmake package retrieval. [Boost] website
• Conan – C/C++ Package Manager, open sourced. [MIT]
• CPM – A C++ Package Manager based on CMake and Git.
• FASTBuild – High performance, open-source build system supporting highly scalable compilation, caching and network distribution.
• Hunter – CMake driven cross-platform package manager for C++. [BSD-2]
• MesonBuild – An open source build system meant to be both extremely fast, and, even more importantly, as user friendly as possible.
• Ninja – A small build system with a focus on speed.
• Scons – A software construction tool configured with a Python script.
• Sconsolidator – Scons build system integration for Eclipse CDT.
• Spack – A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers. [Apache-2.0/MIT]
• tundra – High-performance code build system designed to give the best possible incremental build times even for very large software projects.
• tup – File-based build system that monitors in the background for changed files.
• Premake – A tool configured with a Lua script to generate project files for Visual Studio, GNU Make, Xcode, Code::Blocks, and more across Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
• Vcpkg – C++ library manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS. [MIT]
• waf – Python-based framework for configuring, compiling and installing applications. [BSD] website
• XMake – A C/C++ cross-platform build utility based on Lua. [Apache]